classical books do you think are overrated?

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Killmonger 08/02/19 1:10:05 PM #1:	Topic. <cite>Killmonger posted [p:925524314] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Killmonger 08/02/19 1:25:50 PM #2:	Bump. <cite>Killmonger posted [p:925524983] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Bump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
meralonne 08/02/19 1:26:40 PM #3:	Moby Dick --- "Sigs are for dorks."-- my wife <cite>meralonne posted [p:925525020] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Moby Dick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 08/02/19 1:27:57 PM #4:	Atlas Shrugged. It's just a long ranty manifesto, wrapped with a thin framing story that wasn't even relevant when the book was written. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:925525070] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Atlas Shrugged. It's just a long ranty manifesto, wrapped with a thin framing story that wasn't even relevant when the book was written.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
knutjob 08/02/19 1:29:53 PM #5:	Catch 22 Tinker tailor soldier spy Haunting of hill house <cite>knutjob posted [p:925525147] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Catch 22 Tinker tailor soldier spy Haunting of hill house</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pauIie 08/02/19 1:30:56 PM #6:	the crucible reading through that was excruciating --- https://imgur.com/O5APL http://www.last.fm/user/jaeganja <cite>pauIie posted [p:925525190] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>the crucible reading through that was excruciating</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Annihilated 08/02/19 1:31:05 PM #7:	The Old Man and the Sea <cite>Annihilated posted [p:925525197] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>The Old Man and the Sea</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 08/02/19 1:32:50 PM #8:	Questionmarktarius posted... Atlas Shrugged. Rand doesn't seem to be taken seriously by academics. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:925525264] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Atlas Shrugged.</quote>Rand doesn't seem to be taken seriously by academics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 08/02/19 1:37:03 PM #9:	Verdekal posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Atlas Shrugged. Rand doesn't seem to be taken seriously by academics. Fountainhead and Anthem are great "highschool" books. Atlas Shrugged is just overrated and bloated, and I seriously doubt its crusaders have actually read the damn thing. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:925525446] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Verdekal posted...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Atlas Shrugged.</quote>Rand doesn't seem to be taken seriously by academics. </quote> Fountainhead and Anthem are great "highschool" books. Atlas Shrugged is just overrated and bloated, and I seriously doubt its crusaders have actually read the damn thing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/02/19 1:37:42 PM #10:	Anyone who says Count of Monte Cristo is an idiot --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:925525473] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Anyone who says Count of Monte Cristo is an idiot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EdgeMaster 08/02/19 1:43:36 PM #11:	Most of the shit high school literature class assigned me. Catcher in the Rye To Kill a Mockingbird Etc None of them were bad but very overrated. I did enjoy Frankenstein quite a bit. --- If you don't have anything nice to say, say it on the internet. ****poster Extraordinaire <cite>EdgeMaster posted [p:925525738] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Most of the shit high school literature class assigned me. Catcher in the Rye To Kill a Mockingbird Etc None of them were bad but very overrated. I did enjoy Frankenstein quite a bit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/02/19 1:43:53 PM #12:	Questionmarktarius posted... Atlas Shrugged. It's just a long ranty manifesto, wrapped with a thin framing story that wasn't even relevant when the book was written. Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy. --- It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. <cite>brestugo posted [p:925525749] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Atlas Shrugged. It's just a long ranty manifesto, wrapped with a thin framing story that wasn't even relevant when the book was written.</quote> Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/02/19 1:45:06 PM #13:	brestugo posted... Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy. I'm not into her at all, but I think there's value in hearing political views that are so blatantly contrary to what is considered normal. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:925525798] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy.</quote> I'm not into her at all, but I think there's value in hearing political views that are so blatantly contrary to what is considered normal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/02/19 1:45:41 PM #14:	EdgeMaster posted... Most of the shit high school literature class assigned me. Catcher in the Rye To Kill a Mockingbird Etc None of them were bad but very overrated. I did enjoy Frankenstein quite a bit. To each their own but I thought To Kill a Mockingbird was great. I agree with you about Catcher in the Rye. --- It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. <cite>brestugo posted [p:925525818] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>EdgeMaster posted...</cite> <quote>Most of the shit high school literature class assigned me. Catcher in the Rye To Kill a Mockingbird Etc None of them were bad but very overrated. I did enjoy Frankenstein quite a bit.</quote> To each their own but I thought To Kill a Mockingbird was great. I agree with you about Catcher in the Rye.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/02/19 1:46:08 PM #15:	DarkRoast posted... brestugo posted... Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy. I'm not into her at all, but I think there's value in hearing political views that are so blatantly contrary to what is considered normal. Agreed. --- It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. <cite>brestugo posted [p:925525837] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>Add The Fountainhead too. Anyone over 19 who is into Ayn Rand's ideas is batshit crazy.</quote> I'm not into her at all, but I think there's value in hearing political views that are so blatantly contrary to what is considered normal. </quote> Agreed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jpenny2 08/02/19 1:46:25 PM #16:	Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing. --- Fren Code: 2767-3374-3343 \|\| IGN: Penny \|\| TSV: 3067 \|\| Sig NFT I hate sarcasm. I'm also not too fond of irony. \| Permanently banned <cite>jpenny2 posted [p:925525846] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 08/02/19 1:47:28 PM #17:	jpenny2 posted... Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing. Everything Catcher in the Rye does, Tietam Brown does better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietam_Brown <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:925525894] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>jpenny2 posted...</cite> <quote>Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing.</quote> Everything Catcher in the Rye does, Tietam Brown does better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietam_Brown</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jpenny2 08/02/19 1:50:12 PM #18:	Questionmarktarius posted... jpenny2 posted... Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing. Everything Catcher in the Rye does, Tietam Brown does better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietam_Brown The Wikipedia description alone makes it sound more interesting. --- Fren Code: 2767-3374-3343 \|\| IGN: Penny \|\| TSV: 3067 \|\| Sig NFT I hate sarcasm. I'm also not too fond of irony. \| Permanently banned <cite>jpenny2 posted [p:925526028] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>jpenny2 posted...</cite> <quote>Catcher in the Rye I don't know if there was some deeper meaning that I missed, but I got little out of it and remember virtually nothing.</quote> Everything Catcher in the Rye does, Tietam Brown does better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietam_Brown</quote> The Wikipedia description alone makes it sound more interesting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Feline_Heart 08/02/19 1:51:33 PM #19:	I liked Catcher in the Rye. The modern ripoff of it, King Dork, was also entertaining. I think that Great Expectations is a terrible novel --- Pickles the Drummer doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo <cite>Feline_Heart posted [p:925526094] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>I liked Catcher in the Rye. The modern ripoff of it, King Dork, was also entertaining. I think that Great Expectations is a terrible novel</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lonestar2000 08/02/19 1:52:06 PM #20:	The Catcher in the Rye-just boring angst East of Eden-the worst book I have ever read --- Rumble Roses. Someone enters the room. Them: O_O Me: What?! I always play games without my pants on!- Inmate 922335 #ImpeachToadDickTrump <cite>Lonestar2000 posted [p:925526116] in What popul... [t:77909452]...</cite> <quote>The Catcher in the Rye-just boring angst East of Eden-the worst book I have ever read</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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